Palette-brush holder



(No Model.) J. P. WAY. v PALETTE BRUSH HOLDER.

No. 428,239. Patented May 20,1890.

' usefulImprovements in Palette-Brush Hold- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. WAY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

PALETTE-BRUSH HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,239, dated May 20,1890.

Application filed August 20. 1889.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. WVAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at IVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and ers; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and t0 the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

The special. object of the invention is to make a device by whichartists palettebrushes may be attached to an oval or square palette.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 of the drawings is an elevation in perspective of mypalette-brush holder; Fig. 2, an end elevation, and Fig. 3 alongitudinal vertical section through the middle.

In the drawings, A represents a strip of elastic sheet metal bent toform a trough a, into which fits the artists palette, so as to beclasped by the enlarged ends a a, which are made for that purpose. Thebrush-holder is thus securely held on the palette and the artist.

brushes arranged in a convenient position Serial No. 321,357. (Nomodel.)

the Across the convex portion of the trough the tubular spring-holders Bare arranged at equal distances apart. They are formed of sheet metalwith some degree of elasticity, so that the ends Z) l), which are curvedtoward one another until they quite or nearly meet, may yield. to thehandles slightly as they are pressedin and clasp them.

for being reached by the right hand of 7 These holders B are made ofdiiferent sizes,

so as to accommodate the varying sizes of the artists brushes.

I am aware that palette-brush holders have been made of wire bent toform loops for the brushes and secured to one of the wire arms whichsupport the palette on the maul-stick; but

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

A palette-brush holder having the trough a, with downwardly-proj ectingends a a, and the transverse elastic brush-holder B, the latter beingformed of spring-metal pieces, with the two ends curved until theynearly meet, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. COWELL, JAMES Enw. KENNAUGH.

